Gujarat polls: Gohil, Modhwadia in Congress' first list (Lead)

Gandinagar, Nov 20 (IANS) Senior Congress leaders Shaktisinh Gohil and Arjun Modhwadia figure in the party’s first list of 77 candidates for the first phase of Gujarat Assembly elections on December 9.

As per the list finalised by the Congress’ Central Election Committee on Sunday, senior leader and sitting MLA from Abdasa, Shaktisinh Gohil, has been fielded for Mandvi seat. Another senior Congressman and former leader of opposition Arjun Modhwadia will fight the polls from Porbandar seat against Gujarat Minister Babu Bokhiria.

Out of the total 77 candidates, eight of them are from the OBC community, 23 are Patels, seven are from the Dalit community and 12 are from the Koli community.